Pitof is not a director. J-C Grangé does not know how to write a story with a tense development from the beginning through the end.
Vidocq will not break even for it is visually annoying and narratively dull and ridiculous. Visually Pitof can't manage to tell a story as he displays artificial still/long shots or ugly/pointless very close shots. Narratively the story by J-C 'botch end' Grangé (I still remember what you did for Crimson Rivers) is:
1- linear and the supporting roles are only moving scenery
2- ending in a ridiculous mess (Spoiler: how fashionable thou art J-C with your DIY final twist and turn that made me think Fight Club, 6th Sense, Angel Heart and even Agatha Christie's Murder of Roger Ackroyd are perhaps true masterpieces)
However Vidocq is the first 100% DV feature. That's yet too good for it to be remembered by some book about the History of Technics in the Movie Industry.
Well today is a sunny day in Paris. Fancy a cool Alchemist outside some café?
Vidocq will not break even for it is visually annoying and narratively dull and ridiculous. Visually Pitof can't manage to tell a story as he displays artificial still/long shots or ugly/pointless very close shots. Narratively the story by J-C 'botch end' Grangé (I still remember what you did for Crimson Rivers) is:
1- linear and the supporting roles are only moving scenery
2- ending in a ridiculous mess (Spoiler: how fashionable thou art J-C with your DIY final twist and turn that made me think Fight Club, 6th Sense, Angel Heart and even Agatha Christie's Murder of Roger Ackroyd are perhaps true masterpieces)
However Vidocq is the first 100% DV feature. That's yet too good for it to be remembered by some book about the History of Technics in the Movie Industry.
Well today is a sunny day in Paris. Fancy a cool Alchemist outside some café?